Wednesday, October 22, 2014
MEAC tabs North Carolina Central as clear league favorite
NORFOLK, Virginia -- No surprise here. Of all the smaller conferences in college hoops, few are bigger favorites to win their league than the MEAC and North Carolina Central. NCCU, which went 28-6 last season and earned a 14 seed, was picked to lord over the conference in a recent poll of league coaches and sports information directors.
The voting for the entire MEAC breaks down like this:
1. North Carolina Central
2. Hampton
3. Morgan State
4. Norfolk State
5. Delaware State
6. Coppin State
7. Savannah State
8. Howard
9. North Carolina A&T
10. Bethune-Cookman
11. Maryland Eastern Shore
12. South Carolina State
13. Florida A&M
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Texas Southern is SWAC favorite
1. Alabama State Hornets | 2. Texas Southern Tigers | 3. Arkansas-Pine Bluff Golden Lions | 4. Jackson State Tigers | 5. Alcorn State Braves | 6. Prairie View A&M Panthers | 7. Southern Jaguars | 8. Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils | 9. Alabama A&M Bulldogs | 10. Grambling State Tigers
Alabama State
Led by junior guard Jamel Waters, Alabama State could very well finish the 2014-15 regular season as the best team in the SWAC. Waters was one of the most efficient offensive players in the SWAC last season, posting an offensive rating of 104.8 (second highest among conference returnees with significant minutes) and earning second-team All-SWAC honors. Waters was one ...
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Grambling State University G-Men are Currently the #1 Team in The SWAC
GRAMBLING, Louisiana -- What a difference a year makes, the G-Men have improved tremendously, reigning over several teams weekend after weekend, and earning a record of 5-0 in the SWAC!
The current record is double the G-Men’s total record for the two previous football seasons combined, after they started last year’s season 0-3.The winning streak began for the G-Men and first year Head Coach, Broderick Fobbs (former Grambling running back), when getting their first win against Jackson State.
The G-Men continued snatching victories over Prairie View A&M, Alabama A&M, Alcorn State University and UAPB. All wins are wins to be proud of, but the win against Alcorn State University was special to the G-Men and the GSU fans because Alcorn was previously named the top-ranked team in the SWAC.
The G-Men led the Braves the entire game, with the final score being 28-21 leaving the Tigers with a (4-3, 4-0) record. The G-Men confirmed that their comeback is mighty last Saturday at the Eddie Robinson Stadium during their Homecoming Game as they defeated UAPB 63-39.
Grambling is on its longest winning streak since winning seven games in a row to capture the SWAC title in 2011.The Tiger spirit continues as the universities students, faculty, staff, and alumni are extremely proud of the marvelous turnaround from the athletic team, and hope to see the G-Men and Coach Fobbs become the 2014 SWAC Champions.
The G-Men are the only undefeated team left in the SWAC. Alcorn State, which cracked the FCS Top 24 last week, fell to 5-2 (3-1) with the loss to the Tigers. The G-Men return to the field Saturday, November 1 at Texas Southern.
Southern University football ready to renew rivalry with Jackson State
BATON ROUGE, Louisiana -- The Bayou Classic pitting Southern University and Grambling is still more than a month away. But to Southern coach Dawson Odums, the top rivalry in the SWAC isn't that one, despite all the fanfare and that it's a nationally televised game.
That comes this week when the Jaguars travel to face Jackson State at historic Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium.
"This is an environment you love to coach in,'' Odums said. "There won't be another environment like this. From my take, this is probably the biggest rivalry in the SWAC. When you look at these two teams playing against each other, it's what makes SWAC football SWAC football.
"It's one of those games, more ...
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That comes this week when the Jaguars travel to face Jackson State at historic Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium.
"This is an environment you love to coach in,'' Odums said. "There won't be another environment like this. From my take, this is probably the biggest rivalry in the SWAC. When you look at these two teams playing against each other, it's what makes SWAC football SWAC football.
"It's one of those games, more ...
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Villanova vs. Morgan State: 3 Things To Know About The Bears
The Bears represent a rare out-of-conference game for Villanova at this point in the season. They ply their trade in the MEAC, a relatively weak conference save Bethune-Cookman. Still the Bears have been competitive this season, with five of their games being decided by three points or less.
Here's three things to know about the Bears:
Lee Hull is having a nice first year as head coach
Having spent the previous six season on the Maryland Terrapins coaching staff. He comes with a reputation of developing some great college receivers, so it's interesting to see the Bears relying so heavily on the running game. That may just come down to personnel.
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Tuesday, October 21, 2014
Nuggets win on road, clinch 4th straight winning season
TALLADEGA, Alabama -- CeCe Williams had nine kills and hit .467, and freshman Jada Broussard served three aces Monday to lead Xavier University of Louisiana in a 25-9, 25-13, 25-19 Gulf Coast Athletic Conference women's volleyball victory against Talladega.
The Gold Nuggets (13-4, 9-0) won in 57 minutes and clinched their fourth consecutive winning season. Xavier has won 52 consecutive matches against GCAC opponents -- 43 in the regular season -- and 50 straight against HBCUs.
Talladega is 10-12, 4-7.
Broussard served the first two aces of her XU career during an 8-0 first-set run which gave the Gold Nuggets a 15-2 lead. Williams had five kills and two solo blocks in the second set.
Broussard's final ace, plus a kill and a block by Claudia Haywood, keyed an 8-2 third-set run after a tie at 15. Broussard ended the match with a kill.
Darian Harris had 10 digs for the Gold Nuggets. She reached double figures for the 13th time this season and the 22nd time in her career. Haywood, Franziska Pirkl had three blocks apiece, and Broussard had six kills.
The Gold Nuggets hit .211 -- .391 in the first set -- and finished with 28 kills, six aces, 40 digs and seven blocks.
Xavier completed a two-match regular-season sweep of the Lady Tornadoes and leads the series 7-0.
Xavier will return to the road for GCAC matches against Voorhees at 1 p.m. EDT Sunday and Edward Waters at 5 p.m. EDT next Monday. Both matches were pushed back one day.
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Ed Cassiere, Sports Information Director
TSU v. EKU to be Broadcasted on ESPN3
NASHVILLE, Tennessee -- The Nov. 1 Eastern Kentucky at Tennessee State game has been selected as a "Wildcard Selection" in the league's Game of the Week football package on ESPN3. The game will kickoff at 2 p.m. CT at LP Field in Nashville.
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When the league's eight-contest Game of the Week schedule was announced in June the Oct. 4 and Nov. 1 games were deemed "Wildcard" dates where the matchup would not be announced until 12 days prior to the contest.
EKU leads the all-time series with TSU by a 21-5 margin, including a 44-0 victory in Richmond last season. Tennessee State won the last meeting played in the city of Nashville, scoring in the final seconds to top nationally-ranked Eastern Kentucky 23-20 in the 2012 season. The teams have split the season series 3-3 over the past six meetings.
This marks the second-straight season the league has produced the Game of the Week package in conjunction with WebStream Sports. WebStream Sports, an Indianapolis-based company which is a proven leader in video production, streaming video and content creation. The company, founded in 2006, produces more than 1,000 events annually and has also served as a web streaming consultant for the OVC for the past year.
Kevin Ingram, host of "The Wake Up Zone" on 104.5 The Zone in Nashville, will handle play-by-play duties while Bob Belvin, on-air talent and contributor at 100.7 FM/AM 540 (ESPN Clarksville), will provide analysis. The duo has worked together each of the past two years in the league's TV package.
The OVC Football Game of the Week package is part of a five-year agreement with ESPN which was announced last October. The deal runs through the completion of the 2017-18 season.
ESPN3 is ESPN's live multi-screen sports network, a destination that delivers thousands of global sports events annually and accessible online via WatchESPN.com, on smart phones and tablets via the WatchESPN app, through ESPN on Xbox LIVE to Gold members and on Apple TV. It is currently available in more than 85 million homes at no additional cost to fans who receive their high-speed Internet connection or video subscription from an affiliated service provider. It is also available at no cost to approximately 21 million U.S. college students and U.S.-based military personnel via computers connected to on-campus educational networks and on-base military networks.
Remaining 2014 OVC Football Game of the Week on ESPN3 Schedule
Oct. 25 - Tennessee State at Eastern Illinois, 1:30 p.m. CTNov. 1 - Eastern Kentucky at Tennessee State, 2:00 p.m. CTNov. 8 - Southeast Missouri at Tennessee Tech, 1:30 p.m. CTNov. 15 - Eastern Illinois at Jacksonville State, 3:00 p.m. CT
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